Spring Cleaning

Spring is the time when everyone starts thinking about cleaning up the outside of thier homes. The roof is often a large percentage of what is visible. Cedar shake roofs can be gently cleaned of tree debris and preserved with a proper treatment. This will enhance the appearance and also prolong the life of the roof. When choosing a treatment for the roof there are a couple things that you need to keep in mind. The first is that the treatment must keep fungi and moss from growning. In our wet climate, moss and fungi wants to grow on just about everything. Moss and fungi build up on your cedar shake roof will reduce the serviceable life by years. A dark color on the roof is a coating of funi and algae. The second thing to look for is the treatments wood presurvative qualaties. The two best options for the treatment are copper based treatment and a sodium silica based treatment. Proper maintenance every 3-4 years will prolong the life of your roof by up to 15 years.


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Pressure Treated Wood Shake Roof Maintenance

Today the task was to clean tree debris from a pressure treated, cedar shake roof. We manually loosen up the debris that are packed between each shake, and use a high powered leaf blower to get the debris off the roof. The roof is about 5 years old and is in good condition. Keeping the roof free from tree debris will allow it to function properly in the weather to come this winter. We also cleaned out the gutters and power washed the front of the gutters to take off grime and algae build up. Before we where done for the day we cleaned the skylights on the roof for the customer.


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What's better than singing in the rain?

Here we are and so is the rain. It's on days like this we really don't mind getting soaked from the pressure washing since we're getting soaked anyway. On the north side of the Columbian things are drab, but the roof we're doing will be anything but. It's a red Roma tile roof today and the finished product is certainly impressive. This type of maintenance is not only great for aesthetics but is also important for proper functionality. When moss builds up on tile roofing it can lead to cracking which leads to vulnerability in your roofs defense against the elements. Check your roof out for any discoloration or moss buildup, you may need to have it serviced.

Wood Shake Roof Repair, Roof Vent Replacement

Well here we are, another day, another roof sealed up tight and ready for months of pounding rain and driving wind. We will be in Lake Grove replacing multiple bundles of damaged shakes that are exposing felt underlayment as well as shakes that are beginning to develop dry rot. We are also replacing 4 roof vents that have cracks in the plastic flange. This is a common problem that is difficult to see unless you are looking for it. These type of cracks can cause major leaks in heavy rain.

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Cedar Shake Roof Repair, NW Portland

We are heading to Northwest Portland today to winterize a 10 year old cedar shake roof.
There are some split shakes and some UV burn outs. We will also be replacing two damaged plumbing pipe flanges. This will keep the roof working right through the winter.

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Northwest Roof Maintenance On this fine summer day we are going to apply preservative treatment to a cedar shake roof in Happy Vally Oregon. The roof is about 15 years old but with proper maintenance the roof should last another 10 plus years.

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Cedar Shake Roof Treatment Beaverton Oregon

Today we applied a preservative treatment to a cedar shake roof in Beaverton Oregon. The roof is about 18 years old and required substantial repair to keep it in water tight condition for the next 4-5 years. The roof looks like new and will stay that way for the next 4 years when it will need to be treated again.


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